Opinion Pieces

The Truth About Distracted Driving is an infographic sent into us by Neil at Southside Motor Factors. It splits distracted driving up into three categories (visual, manual, and cognitive), and lists some pretty scary facts: Think food and drink is ...

During the summer when I was a kid we would take long car trips up the East cost. We’d pass store fronts and parking lots, empty fields peppered with debris, endless stretches of cow fields. We would drive through 8 ...

Our readers are some of the awesomest motorcyclists out there. Karl Steinmeyer from The USA Trailer Store is one of them. Karl’s a custom motorcycle trailer builder, and a do-good’er motorcyclist too. He put together the 50 gallon whiskey barrel motorcycle trailer, shared the plans ...

Thinking of submitting an infographic to YouMotorcycle? Read this first. Twice this week I was asked to share a pretty useless infographic. An infographic that added absolutely no value to the lives of nine out of ten motorcyclists.

I was just sitting here, smiling to myself. It’s finally Fall, and, the weather is great for riding, the air is dry and the leaves are turning, ever so slowly. Translated, the bike runs better, I can wear all my ...

I came across this article in Studio Cycle Group‘s newsletter. They’re a motorcycle dealership based in my home town Toronto, Canada. I asked for their permission to share it on YouMotorcycle as I thought motorcyclists and scooterists in Toronto might ...

I’ll be in San Francisco for one day, and one day only. I’ll have a motorcycle there waiting for me. A Harley-Davidson Fat Boy, I’m told. The only question is… where should I ride my motorcycle in San Francisco? I ...

Tara Knowles was one of the most beloved characters on Sons of Anarchy for many seasons. We fell for Tara Knowles from the very first season just as quickly as Jax did for his old high school love, and for good reason. The good doctor was an über sweetheart, a lifesaver, and on occasion she could be one bad ass chick too. Little by little their marriage, and our own relationship with Tara would begin to slip. Things got progressively worse. By the late half of season six of Sons of Anarchy, one thing became apparent: Tara Knowles Had to Die.

What is a motorcyclist's life worth? Our Russian friends vshleme made this video to show you dollar per dollar how much your life is worth. Your life is worth a lot more than the nonchalance car drivers handle it with.

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